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O Bom Marido

Name: O Bom Marido
Director: Antônio Calmon
Released: 1978
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

1978

Director

Antônio Calmon

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

O Bom Marido primarily serves as a social satire targeting consumerism and class status. It effectively deconstructs the sanctity of the middle-class family by turning the domestic sphere into a marketplace for capitalistic gain. While the film provides a progressive critique of systemic economic pressures, it lacks depth in representing various underrepresented identities. The narrative focuses on the transactional nature of marriage rather than exploring a wide range of diverse identities. Ultimately, the film's impact lies in its subversion of social institutions rather than its commitment to diverse identity-based representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does O Bom Marido have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on a traditional heterosexual marriage. There are no characters with non-binary gender identities or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight.

How does O Bom Marido portray gender?

Fair

The story examines power dynamics within the home. While the main character, Malu, plays a significant role, she may be portrayed as a passive object of commercial transactions rather than an active agent.

How racially and ethnically diverse is O Bom Marido?

Limited

The plot includes interactions with foreign executives, suggesting a mix of cultural backgrounds. However, there is not enough evidence to confirm a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast.

How does O Bom Marido represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film offers a moderate critique of Western-aligned capitalist structures. It portrays the family as a site of economic transactions rather than a traditional moral anchor.

Does O Bom Marido include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities in this work.

Present on Screen

Provides a sharp satirical critique of capitalism and the erosion of domestic boundaries.
Challenges traditional views of the family unit by presenting marriage as a commodity.
Explores the tension between social status and financial insolvency through a unique lens.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight perspectives.
The female protagonist risks being treated as a passive object of commercial transactions.
Provides limited evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.

Official Synopsis

An industrial couple spends more than they can afford. In financial trouble, the husband Afraninho devises a strange kind of business, for foreign executives, in which the product is his own wife Malu. They succeed, and soon other couples start doing the same thing, establishing the competition.

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